Jeweler&#39;s tray



A. Y. S. ALBUM. JEWELER'S TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 29, |920.

1,390,855, I Patentedsept. 13, 1921.

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Specification of Letters `Patent. Patetedsept," 13 1921;V

Application filed December 29,1920. Serial No. 433,814.

To all echo/nt t may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLnH Y. S.-ALBUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of `Cook and State of elr .1 i j ne of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and advantageous form of tray, to retain in orderly fashion thev usual display of holding cards to which articles of ewelry are attached.

Another object of the invention is to permit a more compact and advantageous display of a greater number of articles of jewelry, when mounted on small pieces of cardboard or the like.

Another object of the invention is to Vpermit the easy placing of the articles of jewelry especially when mounted on individual cardboard pieces, in proper position in the tray and in such a manner as will hold the card piece in position thereon, irrespective of the position of the tray, and also to per mit them to be quickly and easily withdrawn from the same. j

Another object of the invention is to permit it to be readil and quickly ascertained if one or more of t e articles of jewelry have been removed from the tray.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 i is a plan view of a tray, especially adapted for holding articles of jewelry, particularly when the same are mounted on individual supports or holders such as pieces of cardboard;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, with part of the side wall broken away for convenience of illustration.

Referring to the drawings, I show a tray A, which is especially adapted for the dis play of small articles of jewelry when mounted on individual supports. Said tray preferably comprises a floor l, end walls 2 and 3 and sides 4 and 5. All of the above members are preferably made of wood and are fitted together, as shown, so as to form a firm and` substantial framework. They could, of course, be made of metal or other suitable materia `There are also provided a series of laterally -`extending cross members :6, which are preferably extended from one side member l to the other side member 5 and are secured in place. There are also a series of vertical strips or members 7 which extend referably. from end to end of the frame. T ese strips 7 with the cross members or strips 6l divide the frame into a plurality of `chambers or recesses 8, each ofiwhich is intended for an article of jewelry. The members 7 are preferably of very small width, as shown in Fig. 2, whereas the members 6 are much wider, as shown in said figure, and the members 6 are preferably supported upon the members 7 so that the lower edges of the members-f 6 are appreciably above thelbottom or floor 1.

. By such arrangement the ordinary stock holders 9 used for bearing jewelry may be very advantageously placed and held in p0- sition. In the drawings I show several of such holders 9, each provided with a stick pin l0 it being understood of course that other forms of holders than the cardboard pieces 9, and other forms of jewelry than stick pins 10 may be displayed by this device. Each holder 9 has substantially the width of a recess or chamber 8, but it is materially longer than the same. Thus to insert the holder 9 in position in the tray its lower end is pushed underneath one of the members 6, so that the lower end of said holder 9 enters the compartment or recess 8 next adjacent. Since the cross-strips 6 are of greater thickness than the width of the space between them and the bottom l of the tray, the holder 9 will flex at the point X when Vit engages the top edge of an adjacent crossstrip 6. Thus, by inserting a display holder 9 between the top edge of one strip and underneath an adjacent strip so that one end of the holder engages the bottom the holder will be maintained in the position due to the friction caused by the tendency of the holder to straighten out from its flexed position, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper end of the holder 9 is elevated by rest ing upon the top of one of the members 6, whereas the lower end of said holder is depressed by being inserted below the next lowermost member 6. This gives each holder a slight inclination which enables it to dis play its mount to better advantage than if of the tray,

it Werelying on the bottom 1 of the tray, and at the same time the holder is held firmly in position by reason of its lower end being underneath a cross member 6. Furthermore, the absence of a holder may bereadV ily detected because when one or more are removed there are conspicuous spaces where they were, 'such spaces appearing because the bottom of the corresponding compartnients` is very clearly shown and stands out strongly against the-color ofthe holders 9'which are ordinarily White, being'simply cardboard.

It` Will be understood that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ot the invention.

kcross-strips being spaced from the bottom of the tray andgeach adapted to have an end of said vcards. insertedbetween it and the bottom. of the tray with its other end resting on a top surface'of an adjacent strip.

2. A tray for display cards having a bottom wall, a plurality ot' spaced strips extending in one direction on the tray and spaced from' the bottom thereof, so positioned relative to each other and the bottom of the tray that a iiexible display card may be inserted between the top of one strip and beneath an adjacent strip with one end engaging the bottom of the tray whereby said card is maintained in position due to the tlexure of the same between said strips.

3. A tray for display cards comprising a bottom having inclosing walls at its edges, a plurality of spaced parallel strips extending in one direction on the tray and spaced from the bottom thereof, said strips being ofV greater thickness between their upper and lower surfaces than the width of the space between itand the bottom of the tray, each of said strips being adapted to have a flexible display card inserted between it and the bottom of the tray and {iexed thereunder with one end engaging the bottom of the tray and its other end resting on a top sur face of an adjacent strip.

In witness whereof l hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day of December, A. D. 1920.

ADOLPH Y. S. ALBUM. 

